1. Georgette Mosbacher is an American business executive, entrepreneur, and political activist who served as the United States Ambassador to Poland from 2018 to 2021.
25 Facts About Georgette Mosbacher
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Georgette Mosbacher is the chairman of the Green Beret Foundation advisory board, and a Fox News contributor.
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Active in American politics, Georgette Mosbacher previously was a co-chair of the Republican National Committee's Finance Committee, and she was the first woman to be general chairperson of the Republican Governors Association.
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Georgette Mosbacher has been noted in the media for her private fundraising events since the 1990s.
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On February 14,2018, President Donald Trump nominated Georgette Mosbacher to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
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On December 26,2020, Georgette Mosbacher announced her intent to resign, effective January 20,2021.
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Georgette Mosbacher's father died in an automobile accident when she was young, leaving the seven-year-old Georgette and her three younger siblings under the care of their mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
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When her mother returned to work, Georgette Mosbacher took on childcare duties for her brother George and two sisters, Melody and Lyn.
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Georgette Mosbacher attended high school in Highland, Indiana, graduating in 1965.
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Georgette Mosbacher purchased the high-end cosmetics firm La Prairie in 1987, outbidding companies such as Revlon, Avon, and Estee Lauder.
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Georgette Mosbacher published her first book, the semi-autobiographical and women's motivational guide Feminine Force: Release the Power Within to Create the Life You Deserve, in 1993.
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Georgette Mosbacher took on the role of president, and by 2006 had been appointed chairwoman.
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Georgette Mosbacher was New York State's Republican National Committeewomen for more than a decade, and was the first woman to be general chairman of the Republican Governors Association, a role she continued to hold as of 2001.
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Georgette Mosbacher has been involved with the National Women's Economic Alliance.
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Georgette Mosbacher has been noted in the media for her private fundraising events since the 1990s.
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Bush's bid for re-election in 1992, which her then-husband Robert chaired, Georgette Mosbacher was more visibly active, even using her blush products to aid fundraising efforts.
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In relation to both business and politics, Georgette Mosbacher has lent her opinions and personal anecdotes to several radio and television programs, including CNN's Pinnacle, The Today Show, Larry King Live, Fox Business, C-SPAN, and This Weekend with Lou Dobbs.
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Georgette Mosbacher has been interviewed by publications such as Small Business Advocate and the Wall Street Journal, and a number of her op-eds have been published in publications such as the Washington Times and Financial Times, covering topics such as health care for war veterans.
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Georgette Mosbacher has appeared on Bravo Television series Southern Charm as Patricia Altschul's best friend, and partner in her customized dog caftan business.
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For several decades, Georgette Mosbacher has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations.
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Georgette Mosbacher is a trustee of several charitable and civic organizations, including the Hudson River Park Trust and the New York Racing Association.
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Georgette Mosbacher is a chairman of the Green Beret Foundation and a board-member for Business Executives for National Security and the Atlantic Council, among other organizations.
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Georgette Mosbacher has received several awards throughout her career, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award from the American Women's Economic Development Corporation, the Distinguished Humanitarian Award from Brandeis University, and the Outstanding Business Leader Award from the Northwood Institute.
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On March 1,1985, she married Robert Georgette Mosbacher, moving to Houston.
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Georgette Mosbacher courted controversy when she suggested that Poland was responsible for the re-emergence of anti-Semitism across the continent of Europe because of a law which criminalizes blaming Poland for the actions of Nazi Germany on its soil during the Holocaust.